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Coming of Age

Coming of Age: It’s Never Too Late…

Were you welcomed into Adulthood? Did you receive a ceremony? Had a Mentor? Experienced a sense of belonging to your community as an equal

February 4, 2012 2 Comments

Coming of Age

Coming of Age: How Does One Become An Adult?

How does one become an adult? Well, mostly by imitation… I grew up in a household of two (heavy) cigarette-smoking, coffee-drinking parents. For me, this

January 16, 2012 No Comments

Coming of Age

Why Is Menstruation Powerful?

All indigenous cultures around the world revered women for their ability to birth Life! In order to birth Life, we must first Menstruate! In

December 12, 2011 7 Comments

Coming of Age

Are We Binding Our Girls’ Mouths?

In my daughter’s 5th grade class there are three times as many girls with braces on their teeth than there are boys. Though boys are

November 8, 2011 10 Comments

Coming of Age

Through Alice’s Looking Glass

“First menstruation is welcomed with much celebration and fanfare in Hindu and Buddhist Sri Lankan cultures” writes Audrey Sivasothy in Associated Content on Yahoo (June

October 10, 2011 1 Comment

Do You Want To Stop The Rain?

How do you like being called a “baby bearer”??? ‘The Times Of India’ refers to you as just that, in an article by Saadia S. Dhailey

August 28, 2011 2 Comments

Coming of Age

Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall…

Imagine a moment of looking at yourself in the mirror. What is the first image that comes to mind? Are you smiling? Are you satisfied

July 22, 2011 No Comments

Coming of Age

TSS – Get Educated!

I first heard of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) in my late teens. I was still living in Israel, my country of origin, when my

June 16, 2011 4 Comments

Coming of Age

As I Was Shopping For A Bra…

I haven’t shopped for bras in a long time, and a generic department store welcomed me with rows upon rows of them, hanging in all

June 5, 2011 13 Comments

Coming of Age

Mom, Do Men Have Sacredness In Their Body?

My daughter, at age 10, knew that her Yoni (Sanskrit for Vagina) means ‘Sacred Space.’ She grew up knowing that her Mom, and all women,

May 17, 2011 21 Comments